Improvement in plows



S. W. POPE.

Plow Handle.

No. 102,860. Patentd- May 10, 1870.

-L|THOGRAPHER. WASHXNGTON. D. C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL W. POPE, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, S. W. POPE, of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Plows and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to the manner of securing the right handles of a plow to .the moldboard; and it consists, mainly, in the employment of a plate of peculiar construction, which iscast' upon the inner side of the mold-board, or bolted thereto if desired, which is provided at one end with a lug or ear, to which the lower end of the handle is fastened, and at the other with projecting points or teeth, by means of which the handle is held and braced.

It further consists, also, in the combination of a stretcher-rod with said handle and plate.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation with a portion of the mold-board broken away, and Figs. 2 and 3views of parts,

detached. I

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe fully its construction and method of operation.

A represents a plow-beam, B the standard, 0 the plow, and D the left handle. As my invention does not relate at all to these parts, they need not be particularly described. 1

E represents a plate, which is either cast with the mold board or bolted thereto, as may be expedient or desirable,which is provided at its lower end with a lug or car, e, and at its upper end with the points or teeth 0 e c. It is designed that the lower end of the right haudle F should be secured to thelug eby means of a bolt or other suitable fastening, and that it should be also braced and held by the points atthe upper end or" the plate. The central one of these points is forced into the wood, while the others extend beyondrit in front and rear, as shown, and thus securely prevent its movement either forward or backward. A strong and rigid connection is thus made between the two parts. For the purpose, however, of securing additional strength when thought desirable, I employ astretcher, G, which consists of a rod or bar threaded at both ends and provided with nuts, which unite the two handles at their lower ends, preferably in line with the vertical center of the plate E. The rod is placed in position with the nuts upon the inside of the handles, so that by screwing them out the handle F is strongly braced.

By the employment of the plate described the handle is-not cut away at its upper fastening, as is necessarily the case when a bolt is S. W. POPE.

Witnesses: GEO. W. ANDERSON, ,B. F. NIoHoLsoN. 

